| 1998 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $6,379,965 | Race Date: | Feb 15, 1998 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 2Hr 53Min 42Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 172.712 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 9 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #18 Pontiac | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Larry McReynolds | Crew Chief: | Jimmy Makar | |||||
| Laps Led: | 107 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 192.415 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 107 |
| 2 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 22 |
| 3 | 13 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 31 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 160 | 200 | 4 |
| 6 | 10 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 147 | 200 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 39 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 129 | 200 | 2 |
| 14 | 32 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 120 | 200 | 56 |
| 17 | 16 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network | Running | | 112 | 200 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 109 | 200 | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 106 | 199 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | PRIMESTAR | Running | | 103 | 199 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | FirstPlus Financial | Running | | 100 | 199 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 102 | 199 | 2 |
| 23 | 23 | 73 | Mike Wallace | X1-R | Running | | 94 | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | 42 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 91 | 199 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 88 | 199 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 90 | 199 | 6 |
| 27 | 34 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 82 | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 41 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 79 | 198 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 95 | Andy Hillenburg | Shoney's Inn | Running | | 76 | 198 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 73 | 197 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Running | | 70 | 197 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 67 | 197 | 0 |
| 33 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Speedblock / Builders Square | Running | | 64 | 196 | 0 |
| 34 | 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 61 | 196 | 0 |
| 35 | 36 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Fans Can Race | Running | | 58 | 196 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Running | | 55 | 193 | 0 |
| 37 | 11 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Running | | 52 | 191 | 0 |
| 38 | 15 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 49 | 187 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 98 | Greg Sacks | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Running | | 46 | 173 | 0 |
| 40 | 14 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Engine | | 43 | 160 | 0 |
| 41 | 33 | 1 | Steve Park (R) | Pennzoil | Ignition | | 40 | 158 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Ignition | | 37 | 117 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 91 | Kevin Lepage (R) | Pionite | Engine | | 34 | 78 | 0 |
